Why are they rerouting the course this close to the finish line?
I did not start running until I was 48 years old. I decided I would run one marathon, just to see if I could do it. So I ran the Santa Barbara Marathon in 2010 at the age of 54…
Category 2013
I will not let cowards prevail over what turned out to be my most complete marathon yet
At the onset of my running career (wouldn’t that be great if it was a career?) at the age of 40, I had never run before in my life. There was no cross-country or track team for me growing up.…
“If I had not stopped to give my daughter a hug, I might have been right there…”
The 117th Boston affected my life in ways I could not imagine would ever happen. And although I’m pretty rational and nothing physically happened to me, I still think about that day and what could have been. I am a…
Never Got To Make The Last Two Turns
“Right on Hereford, left on Boylston” – that’s what was written on the T-shirt Kenneth Williams decided to wear to the Boston Marathon. Those are the last two turns of the race, and Williams was just about to make that…
I became delusional around mile 20, barely finished, and ended up in the medical tent
I finished the Boston Marathon, I ended up in the medical tent, bombs went off, people were hurt/killed and nothing has been the same since. It’s been difficult to shake the images, memories, and sad feelings from my mind. The…
I never had to fight off any negative emotions. They just didn’t stand a chance
I usually can’t wait to write a race recap, and my recap of Boston was of course going to be no exception. But circumstances have obviously changed. Despite the emotional turmoil, though, I do want to get these thoughts down,…
“I had no cell phone, no I.D., no money, no hotel room key. However, I did have my lipstick.”
First of all, I want to explain how I even got to run the Boston Marathon in the first place. If you know anything about the sport of long distance running world, you probably know the Boston Marathon is the…
“No, We Won’t Be Shaken…”
I was able to finish the race. I quickly moved through the finish line, because I do not like crowds. I grabbed my medal and some food and then started making my way to the buses to get my checked…
It is the spectators who make the Boston Marathon what it is
For the most part, my story of the 2013 Boston Marathon is very similar to many who have run it before me. From the first time I considered trying to qualify, and thinking “Oh, that won’t be that hard,” to…
I was trapped in the middle of two exploding bombs
This is my real life story. I’ve never been so excited, so nervous, so overwhelmed as I was to be able to run the Boston Marathon, especially after having my baby just 3 ½ months earlier. I was so proud…
“OK, this guy says I can do it, so I guess I better run!”
When I was in high school, my family went skiing in Colorado. At the top of the snow covered mountains, the view was breathtaking! We took rolls and rolls of film (this was so long ago, cameras had film!) so…
Give This Man a Medal!
[Our thanks to Pat Cook of Middlesex Community College for sharing his story of a 2013 marathon hero.] This is a story about my friend and fellow “E Streeter,” Lowell Massachusetts Police Officer Nick Laganas, and his first Boston Marathon.…